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Park Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

327 East Palmetto St

Avon Park FL, 33825, Highlands County

Phone: 863-452-4373

Ranking:

(1,631 out of 2,614, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: Highlands County School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	40		41		40		38		36		42		48
Total Students:	591		555		577		523		548		503		673
Prekindergarten:	40	6.8%	29	5.2%	33	5.7%	21	4.0%	20	3.6%	27	5.4%	24	3.6%
Kindergarten:	99	16.8%	87	15.7%	94	16.3%	80	15.3%	104	19.0%	77	15.3%	112	16.6%
Grade 1:	87	14.7%	92	16.6%	94	16.3%	103	19.7%	95	17.3%	93	18.5%	126	18.7%
Grade 2:	93	15.7%	87	15.7%	108	18.7%	88	16.8%	87	15.9%	91	18.1%	95	14.1%
Grade 3:	98	16.6%	102	18.4%	87	15.1%	91	17.4%	96	17.5%	65	12.9%	107	15.9%
Grade 4:	97	16.4%	79	14.2%	83	14.4%	84	16.1%	59	10.8%	71	14.1%	115	17.1%
Grade 5:	77	13.0%	79	14.2%	78	13.5%	56	10.7%	87	15.9%	79	15.7%	94	14.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	306	51.8%	296	53.3%	297	51.5%	283	54.1%	289	52.7%	278	55.3%	334	49.6%
Female:	285	48.2%	259	46.7%	280	48.5%	240	45.9%	233	42.5%	211	41.9%	312	46.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	3	0.6%	2	0.3%
Asian:	3	0.5%	4	0.7%	6	1.0%	5	1.0%	4	0.7%	3	0.6%	4	0.6%
Hispanic:	210	35.5%	178	32.1%	193	33.4%	151	28.9%	154	28.1%	130	25.8%	164	24.4%
Black:	132	22.3%	118	21.3%	120	20.8%	129	24.7%	141	25.7%	131	26.0%	202	30.0%
White:	211	35.7%	229	41.3%	239	41.4%	214	40.9%	230	42.0%	230	45.7%	278	41.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	33	5.6%	26	4.7%	19	3.3%	23	4.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	444	75.1%	406	73.2%	419	72.6%	351	67.1%	375	68.4%	317	63.0%	430	63.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	34	5.8%	33	5.9%	37	6.4%	42	8.0%	39	7.1%	45	8.9%	58	8.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.78		13.54		14.43		13.76		15.22		14.00		14.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
FCAT
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	328	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	324	337	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	344	338	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	336	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	336	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	198	201	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	203	203	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	307	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	313	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	310	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	311	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	310	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	199	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	199	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	297	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272	305	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	302	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	311	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	319	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	323	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	321	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	327	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	212	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	215	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	310	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	314	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	303	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	313	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	317	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	313	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	319	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	209	210	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	207	208	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	320	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	327	326	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	325	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	329	326	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	321	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	218	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	217	216	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	300	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	297	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	301	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	300	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	296	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	215	219	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	218	218	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	276	294	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	296	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	303	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	301	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	309	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	307	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	309	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	195	197	201

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	82.2%	82.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.8%	17.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.5%	34.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.5%	65.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,728.0	$37,371.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,651.0	$30,261.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,957.0	$44,742.0

* Park Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.